Best Strategy Games
1,169 Strategy games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Dawn of Discovery: Venice
Released: Feb 25, 2010
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dawn of Discovery: Venice (known as Anno 1404: Venice in Europe) is the add-on to Dawn of Discovery.
Mappy
Released: Mar 1, 1983
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Arcade, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, Wii, Sega Game Gear, iOS, Wii U, FM-7, NEC PC-6000 Series, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The player guides Mappy the police mouse through the mansion of the cats called Mewkies (Meowky in the U.S.
Farming Simulator 17
Released: Oct 25, 2016
Critic rating: 63.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Farming Simulator 17 invites you into the challenging world of a modern day farmer.
Pokémon Trozei!
Released: Oct 20, 2005
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A crazy departure from your normal Pokémon game, Pokémon Trozei is a speedy puzzle game that will send your stylus flying!
Ultimate Custom Night
Released: Jun 27, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, where you will once again be trapped alone in an office fending off killer animatronics!
The Sims: Livin' Large
Released: Aug 27, 2000
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims: Livin' Large, known as The Sims: Livin' It Up in Europe, is the first expansion pack for The Sims, adding new characters, careers, items, and features.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
Released: Jan 20, 2022
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Assemble your elite team of Rainbow Six Operators to launch incursions in the unpredictable containment zones and face off against an evolving Alien threat.
Star Fox Command
Released: Aug 3, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Star Fox Command lets you hop into your fight through a unique branching storyline of missions, all rendered in gorgeous 3-D.
The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Released: Oct 12, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The sequel to the party game The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring 5 new party games!
Kingdom: Classic
Released: Oct 21, 2015
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Kingdom is a 2D side-scrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
The Sims 3: Late Night
Released: Oct 26, 2010
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
For the first time ever, your Sims can experience late night fun as a VIP in The Sims 3: Late Night.
The Sims: Superstar
Released: May 12, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Sims: Superstar is the sixth expansion pack for The Sims, allowing players to guide Sims to fame.
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Released: Sep 25, 2012
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Ash, a skeletal rabbit and the prince of Hell, has inherited the role of ruler of Hell from his father.
8 Ball Pool
Released: Jan 23, 2013
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer
Play with friends!
Ronin
Released: Jun 30, 2015
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by Devolver Digital.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Released: Apr 23, 2020
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a dark, challenging turn-based roguelike RPG where you play as an evil necromancer escaping from your dungeon prison to once again embark on the domination of the world.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Released: Mar 6, 2010
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The third installment in the action-packed Pokemon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokemon Ranger tasked with protecting Pokemon, people and nature.
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite.
Laser League
Released: May 10, 2018
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Sport, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Blink and you are dead!
Pokémon Picross
Released: Dec 2, 2015
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The Pokémon and Picross franchises combine on 3DS.
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
Released: May 5, 2004
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 95 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The reality TV show of neighbourly nastiness and community commotion moves on to the next round.
Z
Released: Mar 1, 1996
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.
Hard West
Released: Nov 4, 2015
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the Wild West like you’ve never seen it before.
Rome: Total War - Alexander
Released: Jun 19, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The second expansion for Rome: Total War, Alexander is set much earlier time period than the original game, beginning in 336 BC.
The Bridge
Released: Feb 22, 2013
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A black-and-white puzzle game inspired by the art of M.